{"id":1814,"date":"2026-06-26T14:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:09:40","slug":"sanes-controversial-opener-pavlovics-high-boot-on-vite-sparks-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/sanes-controversial-opener-pavlovics-high-boot-on-vite-sparks-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Sane&#8217;s controversial opener: Pavlovic&#8217;s high boot on Vite sparks fury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-30.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-30-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-30-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecuador were left incensed after Germany&#8217;s opening goal from Leroy Sane. Before Florian Wirtz provided the assist, Aleksandar Pavlovic caught Pedro Vite in the face with a high boot, yet referee Tori Penso allowed the goal to stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening exchanges of the Ecuador vs Germany clash were overshadowed by a flashpoint that looks set to dominate the 2026 World Cup headlines. Leroy Sane fired Julian Nagelsmann\u2019s side into the lead at the MetLife Stadium with a clinical left-footed finish into the near corner, but the preceding moments left the stadium in a state of shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contesting a 50-50 ball, Aleksandar Pavlovi\u0107 caught Pedro Vite in the face with a dangerously high boot, despite getting a touch on the ball first. While the South American defence stopped, expecting a whistle from referee Tori Penso, play was waved on. Florian Wirtz reacted quickest to the hesitation, teeing up the opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment Leroy Sane\u2019s strike rippled the net, Joshua Kimmich approached the official, joined by Ecuador players who vehemently protested the incident. On the touchline, Sebastian Beccacece cut a frustrated figure, visibly bewildered by the explanation offered by the officiating crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The controversy centers on the height and force of the challenge. In Tori Penso&#8217;s view, however, the incident did not warrant a stoppage. Germany showed no mercy in exploiting the lapse to break the deadlock, though Ecuador remained resolute as the contest unfolded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecuador were left incensed after Germany&#8217;s opening goal from Leroy Sane. Before Florian Wirtz provided the assist, Aleksandar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1816,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814\/revisions\/1816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}